Adenocarcinoma Lung

Lung Cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the Lung)

What is Lung Cancer?

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Lung cancers are tumours arising from cells lining the airways of the respiratory system. Adenocarcinoma of the lung is one of the main types of lung cancers.

Who gets Lung Cancer?

Lung cancer is common. One in every 28 Australians will develop lung cancer during their lifetime. Lung cancer is also deadly: it is the commonest cause of cancer death in Australia, accounting for around 23% of male and 15% of female cancer deaths.

Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the commonest type of lung cancer, accounting for 32% of all cases of lung cancer.

Predisposing Factors

Cigarette smoking is the main predisposing factor. Generally, the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. The link between cigarette smoking and adenocarcinoma is weaker than the link between smoking and other types of lung cancer, but is still the most significant risk factor identified.

Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of developing this tumour. The combination of asbestos exposure plus cigarette smoking is particularly harmful. Some studies have suggested that diet can play a role in lung cancer risk. Radiation exposure damages the DNA material within the cells and can also cause lung cancer. Radon (a radioactive gas) exposure from our normal surrounding environment, if higher than normal, can predispose to lung cancer.

Progression

Adenocarcinomas tend to be slow-growing. Spread of the tumour can occur by the lymphatic vessels to lymph nodes located within the lung, mediastinum and thorax. If spread by the blood stream, it can lead to deposits of tumour in the liver, opposite lung, bone and brain.

Lung Cancer

Lung Adenocarcinoma

What is Lung Adenocarcinoma?

Lung Adenocarcinoma is the most common kind of lung cancer, 45. Adenocarcinoma accounts for about 30 percent of primary lung tumors in male smokers and 40 percent in female smokers. approach 60 percent in males and 80 percent in females. among Asian populations. Lung Adenocarcinoma have cancer body at the time of diagnosis. people with primary lung cancer can be as high as 35 to 40 percent lung cancer removed in its early stages. rates approach 85 percent for patients under age 30.

Lung Adenocarcinoma?

Smoking frequently causes this type of cancer. increase the chances of lung cancer. If you quit smoking, your risk decreases over time. Secondary risk factors include age, family history, and exposure to secondhand smoke, mineral and metal dust, asbestos or radon.

What characterizes Lung Adenocarcinoma?

This type of non-small cell lung cancer usually develops in the peripheral portion of the lungs. Lung Adenocarcinoma cells form recognizable glandular patterns. than other kinds of lung cancer to body. Slow growing, Lung Adenocarcinoma metastatic cancer. Symptoms develop breath, wheezing, chest pain sputum.lung.

What tests can help to identify Lung Adenocarcinoma?

thorough physical examination organisms and cancer cells. If the sputum test diagnosis, care physician the lungs or enlarged lymph nodes in the chest. Bronchoscopy flexible scope. mass in your lungs, your primary care physician or cancer specialist